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Moscow. March 11th. INTERFAX.RU – travel around the world Swiss solar-powered aircraft Solar Impulse 2 set a distance record for non-stop flight of aircraft of this type are transmitted to the Western media on Wednesday.
On the eve of less than 16 hours, he covered the distance in 1 465 km. It is about the farthest flight, perfect solar-powered aircraft, the organizers stressed world tour, which quotes the French newspaper Le Figaro.
Now, this record should fix and approve the National Aeronautical Federation, but the achievement can be beaten in the near future by the Solar Impulse 2, which have yet to fly over the Pacific and Atlantic oceans.
On the eve of Solar Impulse 2 landed in the Indian city of Ahmedabad, where he came from Oman. A day earlier, Solar Impulse took off from Abu Dhabi and landed in Muscat. Then the plane should go from Ahmedabad to other Indian city of Varanasi.
The aircraft Solar Impulse 2 is an enlarged version of the airplane crossed the last year the United States from coast to coast and put several records, including the longest possible manned flight on solar energy – 26 hours.
Solar Impulse 2, like its predecessor, is piloted by two enthusiasts of alternative energy sources – Bertrand Piccard Swiss and Andre Borschberg.
The new aircraft is built carbon fiber and has huge wings, their span is 72 meters – more than the Boeing-747-8 (68,5 m). However, the Solar Impulse weighs just 2 to 2.3 tons, which is comparable to a conventional SUV (empty weight Boeing 747-8 – 214,5 tons). The upper side of the wings covered with solar cells (a total of about 17 thousand.), Which operate the electric motor 4. The aircraft can reach speeds of 140 km / h.
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